Kantor declares mayoral candidacy

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Now there will be at least two candidates for mayor this fall in Manchester.

On Tuesday, Ward 6 Alderman Crissy Kantor announced her candidacy for the top spot in the Queen City’s municipal government.

Kantor became an Alderman in May 2023, defeating Maxine Mosley in a special election to replace outgoing Alderman Sebastian Sharonov. She has operated Chill Spa just off Hanover Street in Ward 6 since 2006.

On her campaign website, Kantor indicated that her policy platform would create a “Stronger Manchester for All,” stating that the city has been left behind, believing that city government has wasted money and failed to address issues like crime, homelessness and education.

Manchester Ink Link has reached out to Kantor for comment on the announcement.

She joins Ruais, who announced he would seek a second term earlier this year.

UPDATE: On Friday March 8, Kantor told Ink Link that the discussion relating to the Sheridan-Emmet Park was the tipping point making her decide to run for mayor.”To leave the center of the city with less park land and to not have one solid plan for all school is unacceptable. This latest example of the mayor’s lack of transparency and accountability and empty promises made by the mayor is what crystalized my decision to run for mayor,” she told Manchester Ink Link. “Politicians who run on one thing and yet do the opposite of what they ran on seem to forget about their constituents/ the people that voted them in.”

When asked how she would improve the city’s school system, she would look to school choice plans and utilize the 2021 Matuszewski study for facilities planning